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It's a good thing I have the
It's a good thing I have the BTN. Oh wait.
I might drop in on OSU v Cal
I might drop in on OSU v Cal ... but my interest level is somewhat low.
For me, UM-UMass is *the* game, followed by MSU-ND, then Florida-Tennessee. A few weeks ago I had my sights set on Alabama-Arkansas, but some of the shine is off that game.
Re: UM-UMass ... I want me some Bellomy in 2nd half.
Midwestern born and raised ... now living in the heat of the Arizona desert
Is there any way
Alabama AND Arkansas can both lose today? That would be great.
Soo...how many games does the
Soo...how many games does the B1G lose this week?
I would set the over/under at
I would set the over/under at 2.5.
I don't see any sure losses, but:
Sparty has a challenging game.
Penn State is reeling.
Northwestern may have trouble with BC.
Minnesota and Indiana face low tier foes... but they are still Minnesota and Indiana.
In conclusion, aside from Sparty, the B1G SHOULD win every other game...
Homer? Who is Homer? My name is Wolverine Incognito.
I so wish PSU was stuck with
I so wish PSU was stuck with Air Force this week instead of Navy. Navy's defense is horrific, and their triple option is not as fearsome as it has once been (I still chose Navy in my Pick em, because seriously, fuck Penn State).
I think AF would probably drub PSU by two or three scores.
My gut instinct, despite what
My gut instinct, despite what happened last week, is that the B1G could go undefeated this week. MSU should beat ND and NW should beat BC. If the Big Ten loses a game not one of those two (other than IU or Minnesota) it will be a major upset.
Significant Drop
The Big Ten went 10-2 the first week, and 6-6 the second week. Fairly significant drop, to be sure.
That being noted, I would take a tentative over on the 2.5 mentioned. The only games where I think there is a significant chance that the Big Ten might lose are MSU / ND, which will be a tough game for both teams, and Northwestern / Boston College, because it always seems like Northwestern is one of those rare teams that could win or lose on a given day simply because they are what they are. I am not sure what to make of Penn State - I have a feeling that even Navy might give them problems despite being a very budget version of Air Force.
I would guess that the conference goes 9-3 or 10-2 this week.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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Minnesota/WMU might be the
Minnesota/WMU might be the overlooked game of the day. The Broncos have a good offense. That one should be a 41-35 type of game. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Broncos take that one.
Clean sweep
I see the bigten winning all early games at least. If they end up losing one of these we go from being pathetic to a travestyt
"Relax you panic monger" -Megatron
I'm playing Sherpa at a
I'm playing Sherpa at a Talbots outlet sale (everything 19.99 and less, 15% off total purchase!!!! OMG!!). No early games for me today :(
Not exactly the greatest
Not exactly the greatest slate of games today.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
The early games are brutal.
When VT-Pitt is your best game, you're reeling.
(Is Wake halfway decent anymore? Can they at least hang with FSU awhile? Remember when their coach had his name thrown out there for the Michigan job?)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Every time I see Minnesota’s John Rabe I think of this guy:
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
GO EAGLE/HURON/NORMALITES !
BEAT PURDUE!
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Best Sign....
was simply the head of John Stamos from his Uncle Jesse years peering over the shoulder of Herbstreit.
Florida Wolverines have dreadlocks...
Pre-Game At Purdue
Dozens of people just watched the Purdue band do their pre-game show, but many of the fans appear to be in the line to get painted jet black, so perhaps they'll be in their seats soon.
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Wow, I feel like a moron.
Wow, I feel like a moron. Woke up and was getting myself psyched for a 11:00 CST start and then I come to find out the game doesn't start until 2:30! Why are we playing such a shitty opponent in that time slot??
"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."
So the BTN can show Purdue play Eastern Michigan
I am also annoyed, but then again I have to leave for the airport at 5.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
Cal Kicker
I would like to nominate "Vincenzo D'Amato" as the PK Name Of The Week. It was fun to hear Spielman take great care in pronouncing that name for some reason.
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D’Amato is the maiden name of my paternal great-grandmother
A relative perhaps? Hmmm.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Starving for some college football
Going to settle for watching Cal and Ohio for now.
I like neither, but c'mon, Cal is obviously less evil. However, the fan base annoys me with their delusions of grandeur.
Missing Michigan's game to go drink fine beer on a battleship that's floating on the SF Bay.
come on Cal beat ohio
come on Cal beat ohio
We must not falter! Show strength, show courage, show pride, but show no mercy!
Wow....Cal is bad. This might
Wow....Cal is bad. This might be the end of Tedford. With Kiffin recruiting like a machine and Stanford picking up guys as well Cal is left out to dry.
True, But...
That's true, but I do admire Zach Maynard for doing the honorable thing and sacking himself because his OL cannot give him more than a few seconds to read the field, and apparently, they don't speak "blitz" either.
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Cal has been recruiting well.
Cal has been recruiting well.
They had a couple good years
With Lupoi, but 2012 cratered post-Lupoi and 2013 has almost nothing. If Tedford doesn't turn it around this year the entire program enters lame-duck status.
California is a country-sized
California is a country-sized state. You should be able to play third fiddle there and still pick up some talent.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
Is Cal the third fiddle or is it UCLA?
Obviously UCLA has struggled in recent years, but they have a new coach and are obviously recruiting California as well.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
It's probably not accurate
To consider Stanford a part of a "state." For Stanford's purposes, "in-state recruiting" is basically "academic kids." Sometimes they're in California (which, great!) and sometimes they're around. So Stanford sometimes fights USC, Cal, UCLA, but they're really fishing in different pools.
Stanford vs. Notre Dame is probably the most common recruiting battle.
UL-Monroe
Driving on auburn right now. Screw the sec!
Just heard an interesting
Just heard an interesting stat- if ULM beats Auburn (14-14 at half) they will be 2-0 in the SEC West this year.
But
The SEC is soooooo awesome.
/s
Is it just me, or is OSU
Is it just me, or is OSU hitting late on just about every play at the sidelines?
Picked Wake Forest to upset
Picked Wake Forest to upset FSU today. It's a bit of a long shot, but I like WFs better coaching over FSUs better recruiting. It's weird to see a few thousand empty seats at FSU. Don't their fans know they're ranked #5?
EDIT: well it looks like today isn't going to be that day when FSU lays its annual giant turd. I thought at home versus WF would be the perfect time for them to go all supercat on everybody.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Looks like there are around
Looks like there are around 10,000 fans missing at Florida State. Is it because of their opponent or do their students not get to the game on time either?
Go Blue! Always!
I really don't think any
I really don't think any students get to games on time. At least not snacky-cake games which I assume is how they think of Wake even if it is in conference. Because beer, man, 20-year-olds love that shit.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
You do know that WF beat them
You do know that WF beat them last year, right? So, throw the "opponent" theory out the window.
Professor X is our defensive coordinator.
ULM up 7-0 on Auburn.
ULM up 7-0 on Auburn.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
OSU- Cal
Im really hoping Cal can give them a game. Just watched Miller go 55 yards for a score. That guy really needs to work on ball security. he carries the ball like it's a handbag.
BTW did anyone hear Jerry Dinardo say Braxton Miller is a better passer than Denard Ronbinson? I mean, neither is going to be confused for Peyton manning, but this is just further evidence that Dinardo is a raging moron
I am become Tim Hardaway Jr. Destroyer of Worlds
every network has idiots that
every network has idiots that make stupid useless comments....Dinardo, Palmer, Holtz, Rob Smith.
It's the fact that all these guys were waiting for years to take pot shots at everything michigan and when the winning keeps going they will shut up.
I cant imagine a noon start
I cant imagine a noon start will be a good thing for Florida kids on saturday morning....I'd bet that it will up by at least halftime.
Cal is putting some decent
Cal is putting some decent drives together. But they aren't scoring.
Go Blue! Always!
Pitt up 14-0 over Va Tech.
Pitt up 14-0 over Va Tech. Didn't see that coming
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
What's up with FSU's fans? A
What's up with FSU's fans? A TON of empty seats. Is that normal?
EDIT:Seems like that's not unusual. How are they getting recruits? What shitty fans.
I always wondered that about
I always wondered that about FSU as well as Miami, USC, and UCLA. It's not at all uncommon to see their stadiums below capacity during regular season games. Spoiled fans? Bandwagon fans? Bad fans?...probably just bad bandwagon fans
EDIT: Holy crap just saw the stadium pan-out view. There's probably 5,000-10,000 empty seats for a home game for their #5 seminoles. Come on
Cal Touchdown
The Ohio defense helped Cal quite a bit and sort of made this look easy by tackling everyone except the guy with the ball on one play and watching short passes zip by their heads to open Cal receivers. 7-6 Golden Bears.
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Ray Vinopal sighting for Pitt
Also, who is this guy and what did he do with the real Tino Sunseri?
Pitt looking world beating
Pitt looking world beating today.
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